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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two guardsmen collect trash next to trees and a green vehicle while three ducks stand in a puddle to the left.

Doing Our Part

District of Columbia National Guard soldiers assigned to Task Force Beautification clean up trash and debris along the shoreline of the Tidal Basin near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Aug. 25, 2025.

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